Marsh Reveals Further Leadership Appointments

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December 19, 2018 |

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Marsh has appointed key leaders for its regional, specialty, and placement teams worldwide to be effective upon closing of the transaction between Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC) and JLT Group, subject to certain approvals.

Marsh International

All international regional leaders will report to Flavio Piccolomini, president of Marsh International.

  • Chris Lay will continue as CEO of the United Kingdom and Ireland. Adrian Girling, currently chairman of United Kingdom, Europe, and South Africa for JLT, will become chairman of United Kingdom and Ireland corporate and risk management for Marsh and report to Mr. Lay.
  • Nick Harris, CEO of Australia and New Zealand for JLT, will become CEO of Pacific for Marsh. Scott Leney, currently Marsh Pacific CEO, will become CEO for Australia and report to Mr. Harris. Andre Louw, currently chairman of Australia and New Zealand for JLT, will become chairman of Pacific for Marsh.
  • Christos Adamantiadis will continue as CEO of Middle East and Africa (MEA). Peregrine Towneley, currently CEO of MEA for JLT, will become chairman of Middle East for Marsh. Robert Makhoul, currently Marsh & McLennan Companies chief client officer and chairman of Middle East for Marsh, will continue as MMC chief client officer for the Middle East.
  • David Jacob will continue as CEO of Asia. Alan Cheah will continue as chairman of Asia. James Addington-Smith, currently Asia specialty leader for Marsh, will become CEO of ASEAN, a subregion of Asia, reporting to Mr. Jacob.
  • Siegmund Fahrig will continue as CEO of Continental Europe.
  • Ricardo Brockmann will continue as CEO of Latin America.

Marsh United States and Canada

As previously announced, Martin South, president of Marsh United States and Canada, will continue to lead the region. Sarah Robson will continue as CEO of Canada, reporting to Mr. South.

Marsh-JLT Specialty

As previously announced, Dominic Burke, CEO of JLT Group, in addition to becoming vice chairman of Marsh & McLennan Companies and a member of the MMC Executive Committee, will become chairman of Marsh-JLT Specialty. Lucy Clarke will become president of Marsh-JLT Specialty reporting to John Doyle, president and CEO of Marsh. Global specialty leaders will report to Ms. Clarke. Regional specialty leaders will report both to Ms. Clarke and their respective regional leader.

Global Specialty Leaders

  • Simon Harker, currently global aviation and space leader for Marsh, will become global head of aviation.
  • Richard Gurney, currently global head of construction for JLT, will become global head of construction.
  • Nick Robson, currently global head of credit, political and security risk for JLT, will become global head of credit specialty. Evan Freely, currently global credit specialty leader for Marsh, will become deputy global head of credit specialty, reporting to Mr. Robson.
  • Andrew George, currently global industry specialty leader for Marsh, will become global head of energy and power. Jim Pierce, currently global head of energy, power, and mining for JLT, will become chairman of global energy and power.
  • Mark Wood, currently global head of financial lines for JLT, will become head of financial and professional lines (FINPRO) international.
  • Devin Beresheim, currently US FINPRO practice head for Marsh, will become head of FINPRO United States and Canada.
  • Marcus Baker, currently global marine leader for Marsh, will become global head of marine.
  • Karen Beldy Torborg, currently Marsh's global private equity and mergers and acquisitions (PEMA) and infrastructure leader, will become global head of PEMA and infrastructure.

Regional Specialty Leaders

  • Pat Donnelly, currently CEO of the United States for JLT Specialty, will become head of Marsh-JLT Specialty for United States and Canada.
  • Paul Moody, currently Marsh United Kingdom and Ireland Specialty leader, will become head of Marsh-JLT Specialty for the United Kingdom and Ireland. Roy White, currently chairman of United Kingdom Specialty for Marsh, will become chairman of Marsh-JLT Specialty for the United Kingdom and Ireland.
  • Paul Knowles, currently CEO of United Kingdom, Europe, and South Africa for JLT, will become head of Marsh-JLT Specialty in Continental Europe.
  • Josh Roach, currently Marsh Specialty leader for Pacific, will become head of Marsh-JLT Specialty for Pacific.
  • Dominic Samengo-Turner, currently CEO of Asia for JLT, will become head of Marsh-JLT Specialty in Asia.
  • Peter Foley, currently Marsh retail placement and specialty leader in Latin America, will become head of Marsh-JLT Specialty for Latin America.
  • Gaurav Bhatnagar, currently Marsh retail placement and specialty leader in Middle East and Africa, will become head of Marsh-JLT Specialty in MEA.

Marsh Global Placement

As previously announced, Dean Klisura will become president, Marsh global placement, responsible for placement protocols and standards across all lines within Marsh, and he will lead nonspecialty placement operations including Bowring Marsh and existing multiline placement hubs. Regional placement leaders will continue in their current positions reporting to Mr. Klisura and to their respective regional leader, including John Donnelly, global placement leader for Asia and Pacific; Nick Holmes, global placement leader for Continental Europe and Middle East and Africa; Carlos Rivera, global placement leader for Latin America; Andrew Chester, global placement leader for the United Kingdom and Ireland; and Chris Lang, global placement leader for United States and Canada. Tom Davies, global wholesale placement leader for Marsh, will continue in that role leading Bowring Marsh and reporting to Mr. Klisura.

December 19, 2018